| Writing Nation's History: A Study of Three Postcolonial Texts Contributor(s): Mishra, Amar (Author) |
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ISBN: 8131606635 ISBN-13: 9788131606636 Publisher: Rawat Publications OUR PRICE: $49.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | History - General - History | Asia - India & South Asia - Literary Criticism | Asian - Indic |
| Dewey: 823.914 |
| LCCN: 2014357509 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.8" W x 7.8" (0.85 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines the 'nationhood' of India as a socio-political construct by examining the postcolonial texts of three well known authors. Despite the noticeable differences in terms of linguistic and stylistic tendencies, the three authors - Salman Rushdie, Vikram Seth, and Arundhati Roy - have explored the concept of identity and resilience through the multi-faceted lens of religion, language, caste, sex, family, community, and the collective past. India is represented as a construct that constitutes a dream, a collage of many colors, and a blending of cultures and nationalities in a pluralistic society. The canonical texts by Rushdie, Seth, and Roy offer a clear elucidation of the ways in which socially marginalized forces play out at the level of the individual and the nation. |